São Tomé and Príncipe is classified as both a least developed and low-income, food-deficit country.
WFP assists the Government in diversifying and increasing agricultural production and supporting its programme of land redistribution to smallholder farmers. Food aid supports the privatisation of agricultural holdings and land redistribution to new settlers.
As from May 2000, WFP also provides assistance to the social sector through primary school feeding and mother and child health care activities.
La République Démocratique de Sao Tomé et Principe subit les effets néfastes de la chute de la monoculture d’exportation du cacao depuis son indépendance en 1975. Son PIB est d’environ $390 et la Banque Mondiale la classe parmi les pays pauvres très endettés (PPTE). Le Rapport sur le Développement Humain du PNUD de 2005 lui donne un indice de développement de 0.604 et la classe 126ème sur un total de 177 pays.
